Tbh, I like the city and the state. It's beautiful up here, with the exception of bits and pieces. The people are a little too liberal for me, at times, but I can shrug that off. It's the sixth "fittest" city in the nation, so there's a gym everywhere you look. The rain is just that, rain. The weather is pretty mild year around and it doesn't get much hotter than 85 degrees which is a welcome change from the 120+ crap I've dealt with all too often over the past decade+. Driving here is absolutely HORRIFIC, and I dread my evening commute. Couple that with poorly maintained roads and a case of road rage and I'm like a timebomb in a VW.
There are jobs here, and a ton of them at that. There's so much money in this area. I could see myself retiring and starting a new career here for that reason. There's always good with the bad, but I'd say this place is mostly good. If you haven't been up here, June-August is the time to visit. Catch a Mariner game, ride the big wheel, hop on a ferry and go get some pizza at Pegasus on Alki beach.